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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Remain unmoved to stay unscathed

Just as it is important not to get bogged down by failure, it
is equally, perhaps more, critical not to get carried away by success.

M S Dhoni: Unmoved

At the presentation ceremony of the ICC Champions Trophy at
Edgbaston, Birmingham, two nights ago, former England captain and Star Cricket’s
anchor Nasser Hussain asked India captain M.S.Dhoni: “The T20 World Cup, the
ICC World Cup and now the Champions Trophy….you have seen and got them all.
What would you want next?”

Embarrassed and smiling, Dhoni, in his characteristic
down-to-earth, grounded, style, replied: “I am not here to prove to anyone how
good I am. My focus is on the game. We are off to the West Indies from here and
we will be keen to put in our best there and work as a team.”

Many observers and commentators have been amazed with Dhoni’s
unflappable leadership and his ability to remain calm in a crisis. I feel the
biggest reason why he continues to be successful is the because he doesn’t get
all that he’s achieved go to his head. He doesn’t let defeat affect him either.
And that’s a remarkable quality. An ability. Something each of us can consider,
reflect upon and try internalizing.

Think about it. In this lifetime, which has been given to us
without our asking for it, there are many things that will happen to us. There
are many experiences that we will go through. Some of them will work to a plan.
And we will start imagining we caused or created them. Some will happen to us
without any effort from us. And sometimes things will simply happen – causing us
pain, joy, grief, suffering and often leaving us numbed, shocked, defeated,
delighted or humbled. Osho, the Master, invites us to consider the example of
the wheel. He says a wheel moves. While its center remains unmoved. So, if your
Life were a wheel, with its own fair share of ups and downs, you, the real you,
your center, your soul, must remain unmoved. Only this state of staying
unmoved, despite whatever is happening to you, can keep you perpetually
blissful! The best way to respond to Life is to remain unmoved – by joy or by
sorrow, by victory or by defeat. Then, and only then, can you hope to get
through this lifetime, unscathed!